THE OMAIIA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
January 22. 15KVS.
About Plays, Players and Playhouses
LETTER received In Omaha due-
I 1 In the week brought the posl
Tk I tlve aesuranre that Mls llenri-
rtlt rr;mnn will appear at the
it,.vil ihfnt.r in Anril. Thin l it of
Information Is more than welcome irom
an artistic point of vlrw. for this cni.able
Har has not Iieen seen here In five ears.
' and slum that time ehe lias md herself
known a one of the few American women
on the taKO who are really entitled to
the high honor thy have. H Is niso Im
portant from the fart that It eotma from
Maurice Campbell, AIIm Crosmanns hus
band anl tnatiBRer, and is the first publ.c
announcement of his return to an arrange
ment with the -syndloate." It Is Just
rolmld.n.e that Iwvld Warfleld should now
be playing under the management of Da
Md Helaseo at the UIJou theater, the house
In which Miss Cmsmnnn was winning fame
t the time of the rupture with KUw &
Krlarjrer. Many of the lndys friends, and
of her husband, too. said at the time a
mistake had been made. Klve years of
'indrpend-nre" end with a better under
standing on both sides of the controversy,
and Miss Crosmonn la restored to the
brllllame of the brlnhlest galaxy, with bii
orbit that describes the country and not
a few theaters In the Immediate vicinity
of New York City.
Four years ago Mr Campbell and James
K. Ilm kett associated themselves with Mr.
Harrison Grey Flake in the Independent
Booking company. It waa the Intention
to build up a concern that would over
shadow the Klw & Krlaiiger affair, but
somehow or another things didn't pan out.
Managers of theaters didn't flock to the
standard of the crusaders, and last sea
son Mr. Harriett found It expedient to re
turn to hla connection with the 'ryndi
cate." Tha defection of David Hclaaeo
from his arrangements with Klaw & Kr
langer and It must alwovs be borne In mind
ih.i thev fell out over money matters and
not oo account of Art-gave the independ
ents a little life nguln, but not tor long. Aim
now Mr. Campbell finds hlmaelf In a posi
tion where he can resume his business
relations with the "syndicate," and he will
find the usefulness of his charming wife
In the realms of art correspondingly en
hanced. Ona who has watched the course of events
and kept reasonably well posted on the
progress of affairs In the world of the
' stage, doesn't encounter much difficulty lit
reasoning out a solution of tha present
situation. When MIbs Crosmann left the
Klaw & Krlanger fold she won given a
chance at the Manhattan, the temple sacred
to the use of Mrs. Minnie Maddern FIske.
Here Mlsa Crosmann made such an lm
preesion that had Mrs. Fike remained pet
manently en tour her absence from New
York would have been noted only by the
curious and the public would not have
missed her. Driven from the Manhattan
by tha return of Mrs. FIske, Miss Cros
mann went to the BclaHCO. "The Darling
of the Oods" had given Blanche Bates her
chance there, and "Du Barry" hod brought
'. to Ielln Carter new glory and Belaseo
many shekels. But In "Sweet Kitty Bel
lalrs the public found something that
neither Balea or Carter could furnish, and
rather liked It better. Bo Miss Crosmann
had to leave the Belaseo. She simply made
tha mistake of doing so well that nelthe
FIske, who manages his wife,' nor Belaseo,
who manages Mrs. Carter, could afford to
have the permanence of their stars af
fected by the presence of one whose mam-
to pursue the simile waa ao much greater
than either. Miss Crosmann may have
. given over her "independence," but she Is
In the glorious company of tha brightest
tiiid best on the American atage, and, more
over, she Is so situated that she will have
not only New York engagements, but an
opportunity to delight many of her country
men who never go to New York at all.
In the meantime lcslle Carter has re
turned to her, own at tha Belaaco theater,
In a Belaseo production, "Adrea." It has
had a marked effect on Mr. Franklyn Fyles,
who loves not the syndicate, for he refers
, to it in his weekly letter to the Cincinnati
Enquirer thus enthusiastically!
Mrs. Illo Carter Is the brightest of the
week'a stars, and not altogether through
her own brilliance, for she has the Advan
tage of a Belusco drama and a Helasco
production. The pluy of "Adrea" conies to
New York after two weeks of practice and
Improvement In Washlntcton and Baltimore
and In Its perfected condition Is the full
euual of "Du Barry" and "The Darling of
tha Oods" In scenic suniptuouBness. And
It excels both In the role of Ita heroine,
which affords tragio passages where the
others were melodramatic. BelaKoau out
and nut and Sardouan through and through
is the episode which starts the story of
Adrea, a princess of the Adrean Isles, who
would be their queen but for the disquali
fication that she Is blind. Her wanton
sister, Doma. Is crowned In her stead.
Now, Adrea loves a gallant knight and o
does Dome, and It Is a vengeful trick of
Doma. In the wlckod revels of her corona
tion, to marry her sightless slater to a
hideous court Jester, clothed for the pur
pose In armor exactly like that of the
warrior. Imagine, now, the Impetuous Mrs.
Leslie Carter groping her way down the
stepa of (he royal palace, flinging herself
at the base of her deud father's statue and
praying piteously for the gift of sight that
she may behold her husband. The answer
Is a peal of thunder, a flajih of lightning
and a bolt from the sky that shatters the
statue. The colossal figure Is bronze, and
Ita right arm, for a. moment Incandescent,
extends a hand of tire over t lie woman.
And this Isn't a mechanical effect merely;
It is Intensely dramatic; for Ad reu s vision
is restored, and she looks upon, not the
beloved Kueyo, but the malformed, malevo
lent fool whom Doma has suhctltuted.
Belaaco and Ixmg have outdone In this
role for Mrs. Carter anything that 8ardou
ever did for Mine. Bernhardt, and it Is my
Judgment that the American actress does
more than the French one could for the
role. Adrea, no longer blind. Is now reign
ing queen. Kaeso has been faithless to her
In order to gain his ambition through
Doma, and he couien to Adrea to sue for
pardon. She Is Inclined to forgive him, till
his avowal of his own perfidy revolts her
to a frensv of rage.
"Dress him In a robe of gold." she com
mands, "set him on a horse of statu and
strew his way with roses. And when he
has reached my gates whip him to his
camp and hold Mm there till I fix the
manner of his death."
Kaeso expects to die like a soldier, on hla
own sword, but when ha Is brought before
Adrea again, on his way to the place of
execution, she tells him he la to be trampled
to death like a, dog under the Iron hoofs
of horses. He accepts his fate as luaj:
whereupon she relents; but a maddened
populace surrounds the palace and ahe can
not spare hla life. She offers, however, a
sword with which to kill himself. But his
hands are chained, lie bigs her to run the
blade through his heart. She does it. with
her lips to his. In the Roman fashion, so
that ehe may ratch hla lust breath. He
falls and she stoons over him.
"Are you dead?" she whispers.
"No," he murmurs; "again!"
She thrusts aaaln and lie la lifeless.. In
this scene Mrs. Leslie Carter proves herself
the most vivid actress on esrth to the best
of mv knowledge and belief.
It la not uninteresting to turn from this
rather fulsome praise of Mrs. Carter to
read what John Corbln who has removed
from the Times to the Sun has to say:
As matters gland, however. It can only
be repeated that the book of the play is
Ignoble In subject and feeble lu dramatic
and literary treatment.
Mrs. Ieelle Carter Is very much better
than the stuff she work in. For the most
part she has laid artrit the strenuous, rau
cous emotionalism of Zasa and Du Barry
and has made a not unintelligent and a
mainly consistent effort to achieve the dig
nity, the repoae. and perhaps also the srdr
utual nllltude of great tragic feeling. But
the lack of anything reallv human or ap
pealing In the play rendered her efforts null
and void It Is only the psst master of
actln who can hv sheer force of his per
sonality and of his art cast upon weak and
crude material the aura of greatness. The
only ouestlon left unanswered was pit
whst she achieved In Adrea. but what she
in Is lit hve achieved with less Impossible
material.
"Tutu" waa real drama, for all Its sen
trnentej, rlehaeetneiit In the adaptation, and
n spite of her aledeebammer methods and
rraas band effects Mrs. Carter rwealed In
ft powers that aemed a rennlne as they
were popularly effective, bht gave a very
real promise that Boms day her methods
aoulu be tempered by reliuement and ar
tistic subtlety. But one of the essentia. s
In the development of an actor from the
level of Zasa to real tragic height is long
familiarity with really great roles. Like
the prototype of ail actors, Billy Bottom,
Mrs Certei may loar you as gently as a
nightingale but the result will sihl be roar
ing her Adrea Is not a work of Inner
genius, nor yet of external artistic crea
tion which Is often quite as good, it
seemed nil her a teat of superficial mimicry,
uninspired. As long as Adrea was blind,
and in the moment in w;il-h under the
Btress of emotion her sight returned, the
acting emed a replica of Duse s tmmons
uraliy great performance of a siml.ar char
acter In "The Dead City." In the crisis of
the play, at the end of the fourth act, she
rose to her old heights of crude power. In
the one case she may, if you will, be called
the American Duse. In the other ithe has
long been railed tlw American Bernhardt.
Let us not quarrel about phrases, even
though they are a little rough on America.
The simple fact Is that she Is a soulless
Inise and a wingless Bernhardt. Ajt she
has shown no power beyond her strong and
somewhat rank physical appeal, except the
power of hollow mimicry.
The current number of the New York
theatrical weekly, The Stage, prints a pho
tograph and has this to say concerning
Mae Naudaln, the young Omaha girl who
has made a hit In "It Happened In Nord
land" company nt the Iew Fields theater:
Miss Naudaln has one of the sweetest and
most flexible voices heard in New York this
season, and her singing ' Vleta Herbert a
song, "The Knot of Blue" has attracted
the favorable attention of both audiences
and management. Miss Naudaln though a
fresh recruit to fche stase. displays those
qualities of voice and method which are
bound to make her u prominent figure In
musical comedy and comic cpera in this
country. She is certain to be heard from to
a still' greater extent In the future. Mis.i
Niiudain, who had already been heard and
seen In "Babes In Tovland." attracted the
Bttentlon of Julian Mitchell, who gave he
the opportunity to appear In the nw pro
duction, and lie ha not found his Judgment
to be at fault.
Com In it vents.
William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes Is un
derlined as the attraction at the Boyd for
this afternoon and evening and It appears
altogether probable that Its reception here
will partake of all the Importance which
has characterised ita experience wherever
melodramatlo offerings of a substantial
kind are fully appreciated. The original
colossal scenery and electrical production,
together with a cast of excellence, will add
still further to the potency of "Sherlock
Holmes" as an entertainment of excep
tional quality.
Probably the most Important farcical
comedy with music asking the attention of
the public, la "The Girl from Kny's." which
Is now on tour under the Joint direction
of Charles Frohman and George Kdwardca.
It Is a very large company and Is' headed
by Sam Bernard, whose hit In the piece
became so pronounced from the very be
ginning that Its managers are now making
him star of the company. The company
will ha presented at the Boyd Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and a matinee on
Wednesday, with Its original cast, cos
tume and settings. As a comedian, Mr.
Bernard has long since ranked with Weber
and Fielda. For some years Mr. Bernard
was a member of their company in New
Music and Musical Notes
HY is it that more formal mu-
w
slcules are not given in private
houses? It Is a delightful nittlltlfr
1"M4 0 entertainment, and with the gila performance of "The Marrlago of
Tr var""d musical talent available in Figaro." Th conscientious, laborious way
Omaha a good program Is hot difficult to iu whl(.n 8ne praclicPdi golng over pUrase
. , after phraso and repeating some passages
A'M",E' A- on evening ag m as twcnt wag a rcveiatloii.
.?Tt T?i ,lXe0a,!? How ma,iv amateurs work like that-or
given made up of the following numbers: even profegHlonal87
010 'Miss'Jauon: Rubln,,teln But to return to the particular subject
g) Prologue Pagliaccl In hand. The duet from "The Magic
D Evening Song f- Wagner Flute." was Interestingly played by Miss
(a) Dear. When I base Roger Man and Miss Mackln. (Miss Hancock
(b Tho i"e" flustered Dana Is a person who believes In the outward,
e) 1. niteadU... Testl vuible signs of encouragement. Tho con-
(a) Cavatina Raff cert promoters aro Indebted to her for a
Waechterlled Grieg very appreciative bote sent after the
(c Andant.. Uolterman 8auret concert. It certainly is delightful
(a) Ah, Sad Indeed My Heart. Tsuhalkowsky ' balm for many gloomy moments to
(b) Ich Liebe Dlcli Grieg have somebody come out In black and
(c) Sing, Throstle, Sing Alice Boiion n.te and -v ,no ...
Mrs. Arthur Metcalf. wnue ana say wen aone. i
(a) Punchinello Molloy Ming Reese and Miss Pedersen furnuihed
(l Indian Lullaby Daisy Hlggins the piano solos; arrangements from "l-
(O Oh, Dry 1 hose Tea rs. . Del Riego henKrin.. an1 ..Tne KIyn(r Dutchman."
(a) Absence ' Metcalf Tlie musical department of the Woman's
W l!?'.ljOV?ly Ko"e Arthur Foote club Is distinctly for the purpose of study;
) Obstl.iatio,,... Fontenaillcs lo ,et acqua,nted wlth the grrat mftBt(.rll
(a) Oulrlandes Gndard "ni1 their work. It Is a department fop
(b) Wedding Day Urleg amateurs as well as professionals for those
n, tu . Paulson. whlJ aready hftve a goou underatanding of
Of the performers. Mr Linden U a new- mMlo an f(jr tnoBe whQ d know
comer. He is an Englishman and received mmh but fa y
his mualcal education l.i London, being for famlllur wlUl th ,
some time a pupil of Shakespeare the clat d h
famous teacher of singing. His vo ce la i,,,, . " . . . "'"
melodious and he use. It to good advan- "' ''fl"". A, . ..'"Vf "u
tage. His most ambitious nun'ber was the !.m " " ,thl" 'plrit.Wh m"?e
prologue from "Pugllaccl." whirl, he aang "Jl, , , ,0, ".VemPt ? n "k"
with much dramatic feeling. Perhaps It tn9fltt't " "Lucia," even If Sembrich
was not as artistic done In English, but It T' etmpany were to alng It here very
gave one a definite Idea of what was going lL,orUJr; 1 for "nf T ncereiy """ that
on In the mind of the clown. The nccom- M"' fe" "'' 1 wouId have
paniment Is rich and beautiful. Miss Paul- navo tne number brushed up In my mind;
son did It full Justice. In his lighter songs 1 nave no dol,bt the would hve de "
Mr. Linden did some charming work. It mo8t enJ'u"'y-
la his Intention to teach. He should be
an acquisition to our musical life.' For those musical people who are Inclined
Mrs. Cudahy's group of' songs was ex- t0 becme discouraged and who think their
tremely Irfterestlng, especially the two Pathway more strewn with thorns than
little French numbers, which gave her a I reprint the following remark made
chance to accomplish some very dainty y Theodore Thomas to one of his Intimate
and delicate effects. friends during his long, uphill struggle to
In hla violin solos Mr. Barker showed educate the public to the appreciation of
that he Is studying faithfully and making the best in music: "I have gone without
stride toward professional finish. - His food longer than I should, I have walked
playing was greatly enjoyed. when I could not afford to ride, I have even
Mrs. Metralf ha a rery sweet, tru voice, played when my hands were cold, but I
She has become an active and Interested shull succeed, for I shall never give up my
member of the Tuesday Morning Musical belief that at lust tha people will come to
club and seems to be one of the rare kind me and my concerts will be crowded. I
who is willing to shoulder her share of have undying faith in the latent musical
musical responsibility. appreciation of the American public."
Mlsa Paulson opened and closed the pro- How about the latent musical appretia
grara. She Is a delightful type of the pro- tlon of the Omaha public? If Mr. Thomas
gresslve musician. Every year she plays slaved for fifty years, can't we hang on to
better than ahe did the year before. I our courage a little longer?
know for a fact that she Is up at o'clock &
every morning and does her practicing te- Mr- Alexander Stewart waa the "guest"
fore she goes to her day's teaching at the at tn Tuesday Morning Musical club laat
studio. Her work at Mrs. Cudahy's was wek. Miss Hawley had charge of the pro
splendid. The Grieg "Wedding Day" Is a ram and it was devoted to the works of
sumptuous composition, full cf gorgeous Mendelssohn. Mrs. Allison's house la a de
color and with a Bwlng that haunts one. It "ghtful place In which to meet. Her new
made a fitting ending to an enjoyable pro- Stelnway piano was much appreciated,
gram. It ia hardly fair to Judge Mr. Stewart by
his works Tuesday. It seems he doe not
The musical department or the Woman's Cttr8 taT Mendelssohn (how in the world can
club gave Ita operatic program January 11 he htlp It.') and hla group of songs waa
at th First Congregational church. Mrs. Prepared hurriedly. He seemed to miss the
Sheets had worked hard to get It up. Any- Plrt t them. He has a very good voice
one who has ever tried to assemble six "1 hould do beautiful work. If he does
people to practice a concerted number like not' ,ha wno Bve him th gift Is not
ths sextet from "Lucia" will realize some to b'ame. I hear that he sang some old
of the difficulty. At the lust moment It was Bctch ballad well Monday night at the
a great disappointment to And that Mrs. you"K Mens Christian association enter
I'rquhart was helpless with the grip and lnment. Mr. Stewart la a Scotchman by
that Mr. Pryor had also fallen by the way- blrth and has only been In this country two
Side. It was necessary to abandon the month, having arrived her from Liver
trios from "Maritana," "The Bohemian po0'' 1,8 u "'"glng at th First Prby
Girl" and II Quemento." tPrlan church. MARY LEARNED.
Mr. Frank Oscar Newlean proved th
special attraction. H baa a beautiful bar- N"" " !.
..one voice and use. ,t with Intelligence. BiMurx J' 'MffiT ZVX
, Ho aeems to pay particular attention to thusiastlc class,
tone production. Strang to relate, he alio There Is a rumor that Mr. Stanley will re-
rhoss the prologue from "Pagliaccl" and organise hla large chorus veiy Boon,
did It very well. For many years Mr. New- , Th.e t'oncert Promoters a r busy working
lean was a piano pupil of Mis. Robinson a ,hd
and has only within the last few years been hop to fill the Auditorium und realise it
studying singing, most of the time with ,um r money.
Harry J. Wheeler In New York. Mr. New- , Mis Robinson' friend will b sorry to
, , . , , 7 , ... .. hear that she lias been wrestling with a
lean baa fine material to work with. He t inflammatory rheumatism"
ahould keep ar. hunting for the truth. Thone i.t Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
who follow the star of music are really Clement riub gave, on Informal musicale.
atuden.. all their lives. It I. Impo.albi ,o M rtV'Vr'Vrom'" 'oUm
get to the end. I had the good fortune gv viai uumbvrs.
York. From a financial point of view "The
Olrl from Kay's" was so successful In New
York, where It hd Its original American
production, that It remained there for ten
months last season from August. 1!jS. t
June. ivy. This tells the story of its popu
larity In New York. For almost two years
it had a continuous run jn London, where
It had its original production. The play Is
known to be of the Intensely humorous or
der, but in no manner of tho burlesque
kind. It is swld to be a dellghlful comedy
presented by a splendid cist In fact, the
original New York mmpnny. which of
course. Includes Miss Hattle Williams. Mr.
Sam Bernard's portrayal of a wealthy Eng
lish cad. who Imagines his wealth entitle
him to social position. Is said to be one
of the most comical Impersonations seen
on the stage In years.
At the Boyd on Friday. Saturday and
Sunday evenings, with matinee on Satur
day and Sunday; will be offered what la
said to be the merriest entertainment of Its
kind the stage has seen In a long time,
"The Maid and the Mummy." with book
and lyrics by Richard Carle and music by
Robert Hood Bowers. Mr. Carle's book
Is said to be exceedingly witty, full of
bright line and laughable situations, and
the music la of the merry, tinkling order
that Is so popular. The chorus Is not only
extremely largo but exceptionally well
drilled and they have no less than twelve
contume changes. The principal musical
numbers In the first part after the opening
chorus are"My Gasoline Automobile."
"Flo," "The Sales Lady." "Sad Ejtperl
ences." "The Poster Diversity," "Oh, Gee,
It's Great to Be Craxy," and In the second
net, after the opening chorus, "My Egypt
Ian Queen," "I'm So Dlasy," "A Congress
of Nations In Ragtime." "I Fell In Love
With Polly" and "Peculiar Julia." The
cast Includes some of the best names In
the musical comedy world. Among them
are Richard P. Carroll, Edward Gnrvie, Ar
thur Wooley, Louis Wesley. Edward Groh,
May RoIey, Adele. Rowland, Janet Priest,
Bessie Fairnalin, Madge Vincent and many
others. "The Mnld and the Mummy" Is
presented by the Richard Carle Amusement
company.
Puhtlety of art. Tepresiiion and analytical
portraiture In the performer may be among
the varied things to enlist consideration
nt the Orpheum for the week beginning
with a matinee today for the bright par
ticular headline feature will be Mary Shaw,
the distinguished exponent of the Ibsen
drama, who was last seen hers In "Ghosts."
Miss Shaw will present a playette entitled,
"The Silent System," which Is eald to
give her considerable scope to display her
recngnlxed ability. Josephine Sabel, the
vivacious and chlo vocalist who hns made
herself a favorite with tha lovers of the
popular In song, Is one of the principal
musical offerings'. Bob and George Qulgley
do a rapid flro conversation 'calculated tt
agitate the rlslbles. Egbert Vanaletyne
nnd Louise Henry i the former composer
of "Navajo" and the latter known as th
original Sal Skinner girl, come for the
first time here. Mr. Vanalslyne, who will
nn n hnr a vt ... u.inn.. b..
brl h at The Annex in Chicago when she
Waa aTf 1 1 . 1 1 IT ronrlv fur a Thniilrtto-lvliisT nltrht
b remembered her wlm the Woodward
Stock company, Is . omplished on the
piano and Miss Henry doe Imitations.
Mildred Orover is one of those friendly
JoDlers who sings coon songs In a lively
way. while a skit called "A Mysterious
Sweetheart" will be the offering of th
Rfissl brothers. Hubert Pe Veaw, who
has never appeared here, supplies a few
minutes with an artist. He draws pic
tures with remarkable rapidity and Inter
mixes some fun making. The Klnodrome
will show seven new pictures, which are
for the most part of the comical kind.
On February ( the Omaha Press club will
present at Boyd a theater a It fourth an
nual entertainment a new musical comedy,
"Toodles In Posterland." under the direc
tion of Thomas P. Oets. The book nd
lyric are by Mr. Geti and th music by
Pauline Sturges of Omaha. The perform
ance Is said to b a merry one, there not
being a dull line In the book, and the
music Is always Jlngly. There Is an abun
dance of catchy songs, among them being
the following: "Pussy Pumpkin." "Sleep,
Honey, Sleep," "Th Cook snd the Police
man," "til Put You In the Book," "Violet
Was a Maiden Fair," "Amalgamated
Knockers," "Did You Ever Run Across a
Thing Like The?" and "A Toast to th
Folks st Home." There will be about 100
people In the play, all home talent.
For four nights and two matlness. be
ginning with a matinee today, "The Smart
Set," an aggregation of fifty colored musi
cians and dancers will be the attraction at
the Krug. The production will be one of
the most unique presented by this theater
during the present season and will afford
hila lous enjoyment, "ragtime" music and
kaleidoscopic dances. "The Smart Set" la
fashioned after the conventional theatrical
organisation known as the spectacular ex
travagania. The popular members with
the company this season are S. H. Dudley,
John Dudley, John Bailey, Marlon Bmart,
Hattle Hopkins, J. Ed Green and Jerry
Mills. On Wednesday night there will be a
dancing contest between tne members of
"Tho Smart Set" and our local dancers.
The management has arranged for a num
ber of prizes, and a good time is promised.
At the Krug theater, for one night only,
Thursday, January 36, the Russell brothers
will present their latjst play entitled, "The
Female Detectives," from the pen of Mr.
Charles A. Taylor. In this effort, while
furnishing the Russell brothers the desired
opportunity to display their talents, he has
not neglected to weave about the pluy a
lov story of beautiful Interest. The com
pany surrounding th Russell brothers Is
composed of artists of recognised ability
and reputations, and the scenic portion of
the production Is from the studio of J.
Frank Dodge. The situations of the play
are exciting and thrilling.
At the Krug theater, for two nights and
Saturday matinee, starting Friday right,
January 87, "Tha Seminary Olrl" will be
the attraction. There Is so much daintiness
In "The Seminary Girl" that It Is really
difficult to specify whst appears to most
catch th fancy of the audience. But It Is
safe to any that the gavotte called the
"Intermezzo" will appeal to all lovers of
terpslchore. What the audiences think of
It Is the seven encores which Misses Peebles
and Brldgeford, and the men, George Gor
man and J. Francis Dooliy, receive at each
performance. "The Seminary Girl" Is the
latest and best of Melville B. Raymond's
many musical attractions.
Rome Actor glories.
Richard Mansfield' courtesy is Illus
trated in an anecdote told of him during
his recent engagement In Boston. Tho
stage doors of the playhouse In which
Mr. Mansfield and Ada Rehan were ap
pearing opened on the same street, and
tho two players met one morning while
Mr. Mansfield was hurrying to a rehearsal
of "Ivan th Terrible."
"How I should like to see your por
trayal of Shylock," remarked Miss Rehan.
"I have wanted, for a long time, to get
your conception of the part, but never
found an opportunity to do so." '
"Come lu when I puy "Tho Merchant of
Venice' tomorrow evening," suggested Mr.
Mansfield.
"How can I? My acting will keep me
busy."
"Would you like to see me act the part
now?" asked Mr. Mujisfleld. Miss Rehuii,
somewhat surprised, replied In the affirm
ative. The actor led her to the stage of
the theater where his company had gath
ered. "I will defer the rehearsal of 'Ivan the
Terrible' until this afternoon," said Mr.
Mansfield. "We will play 'The Merchant
of Venice' this morning for Miss Rehan."
Thus Shakespeare's comedy was per
formed In Its entirety during the morning,
with the distinguished actress as an audi
ence of one.
Andrew. Mack knew an Irishman and an
Englishman who were recounting feats or
physical strength. The latter, by way of
showing his strenuoBl.y, aald that he awam
across the Thames three times before
breakfast every morning.
"Well." said Put, "that may be. all r'olght.
but It do seem to me thot yer clothes would
be on the wrong side of the river."
Charles Blgelow'a bald head plays a very
Important part In his comedy work at th
Weber Munic hall, where he Is credited
with being funnier now than ever before.
In the cafe between acta the other evening
he greeted "Muck" Weber, the brother of
Joe. '
"If I had your hair," said BIgelow, play
fully, "I'd never act again."
"If you had hair like thl," was Weber's
response, "you oouldn't act."
The bystanders roared, BIgelow crept,
red-faced, upatalrs. and Wsber sought re
fuge behind th cigar stand.
Gasslp (root Itagalaaa.
Manager Fisher and Ryley, Who brought
"Florodora" to thla country and muds a
fortune out of It, are planning a revival of
that aucceas for a run when Lillian Russell
leaves tli Casino In New York-later in the
season. The present intention is to get as
many members of ths original company for
th revival as posslbl. but present con
tract and matrimony stems to hav upset
these plans lo a remarkable extent.
George Ad aalled for Porto Rico and
Mexico last week snd will spend th winter
there enjoying a good long rest. On his
return he will begin work upon th new
comedy, "HI Second Tim on Earth,"
which Is to b produced next fall by Man
ager Savage. This announcement is
doubly important, as It means that Ad
hs a new plec In sight and, Incidentally,
has not broken away entirely from th
Savage camp, a waa Intimated when he
sold on of his latest plays lo Charles
Frohman.
.Maude Aderoa, whoa annual earning a
a theatrical star 'exceed the salary ot th
president of tb United Stat, la evidently
preparing for a comfortable life whsn her
stage activity 1 ended. Last week in New
Voia an purchMed th residence adjoin
ing her horn on Forty-first street, and thl
summer will remodel both houses so that
they will be mad Into on handsoro resi
dence. Th combined property I worth
over 1100.006. Th deeds for lb property
were recorded In tb actress' legal nam,
Maude A. Klskadden.
Kate Ciaxton was ths defendant In a suit
filed In the New York supreme court by
Mrs. Howard Jackson, widow of th
adapter and original owner of the American
r'Blils to the "Two Orphans." Mrs. Jack
son, in her suit, claims that Just when her
claim was about to expire the act res In
duced her to sign paper which give Mis
Ciaxton complete ownerihln of the play In
till country. She uks that this b set
aside and that an accounting for royalties
be furnished her. Kate Ciaxton was In
court aiui tittered a vigorous uroteat to all
aiieganion mde by Mrs. Jackson.
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